7.8 Procedure for switching the relay system to which an agent connects

The procedure differs depending on whether you are changing the connection destination for every agent that connects to a relay system, or only for specific agents.

To change the connection destination for every agent that connects to a particular relay system:

1. Display the Settings module.

2. In the menu area, select Agent and then Agent Configuration and Installation Set Creation.

3. In the information area, click the Edit button for the agent configuration whose relay system you want to switch.

4. Under Higher system that uses Remote Installation Manager for distribution in the Basic Settings area of the Edit Agent Configuration dialog box, specify the host name or IP address of the new relay system in Host name or IP address.

   The value you specify in Host name or IP address depends on the item selected in Settings for Address Resolution during setup.

   When Host name is selected in Settings for Address Resolution:

   • Specify a host name.

   • In an environment that uses a DNS server, specify a fully qualified domain name (consisting of the host name followed by a period and then the domain name).

   • If the management server incorporates multiple network adapters that connect to the same segment, specify the name of the host with the highest priority in the binding order in the OS of the relay system.

   When IP address is selected in Settings for Address Resolution:

   • Specify an IP address.

The connection destination is changed for every agent that connects to the relay system.

To change the connection destination relay system for a specific agent:

1. Display the Settings module.

2. In the menu area, select Agent and then Assign Agent Configuration.

3. Select a device, and then click the Cancel button.

   The agent configuration is unassigned from the device, and the default agent configuration assigned in its place.

4. Click the Assign button, and in the Assign Agent Configuration window, assign the agent configuration that connects the agent to the new relay system.

The connection destination is changed for the specific agent that connects to the relay system.

Important note

When you unassign an agent configuration, the default agent configuration is automatically assigned to the device. If you are using ID groups to distribute jobs, assigning the default agent configuration might result in ID group jobs being executed from the management server. When you later assign the appropriate agent configuration to the agent, ID group jobs might also be distributed to the agent from the new relay system.

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